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Stylish storage

Don't let clutter detract from your careful styling. Coffee tables, the mantelpiece, bedside tables and shelves should host a few carefully chosen accessories, not a mass of old postcards, letters, kids toys or last week's TV guide. Chuck out everything you don't need and pack away anything you want to keep but no longer matches your scheme. Invest in storage baskets and boxes that look attractive as well as serving a purpose. Oka's wooden Chinese trunks are big enough to double up as a side table.

Chinese square wooden trunk, £230, www.okadirect.com